Play God on EarthThe Earthpedia · A golden age
What if Iceland had a golden age?
Iceland survived, holding 0.1% of the world, about where it started.
2026: heaven hands Iceland a golden age. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.
Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Iceland did better than 60 of them.
Its share of the world
- 2026: 0.1%
- 2036: 0.1%
- 2051: 0.1%
- 2076: 0.1%
- 2126: 0.1%
- 2176: 0.1%
- 2226: 0.1%
- 2326: 0.1%
Year by year
- 2026: a golden age began.
The world in 2326
In 2326, Russia ruled 12.7% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 115 nations were left standing.
"I have stopped being surprised. That is a lie." Max, for the record
Run it yourself
Play this worldSame seed, same history: it unfolds exactly like this, until you touch it. Then it is your world.
Other what-ifs for Iceland
More countries
Is this what would really happen?
No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.
Can I try it myself?
Yes. Press Play this world: the same seed opens in your browser, free, and unfolds the same way until you change something.
Every page is a real run of the Play God on Earth engine (deterministic: same seed, same result). Historical facts are not implied; this is a game.